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Eva Crocker

Eva Crocker

Eva Crocker is a writer from St. John's, her short story collection, Barrelling Forward, was published by House of Anansi Press in 2017.

    Miscellany December 15, 2017 December 14, 2017

    Three Things To Do The Weekend

    Three Things to do the weekend is a varied sampling of what to be at this weekend

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    Latest Posts:, People December 14, 2017 December 14, 2017

    Mayoral Candidate Turned Talk Show Host: “The Renee Sharpe Show” Is Streaming Live All Winter Long

    “The show is just a fun way to hang out, make new friends, and celebrate all the talent in St. John’s and beyond,” Sharpe said, “It’s also a way to make it through the winter without feeling isolated.”

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    Latest Posts:, People December 12, 2017 December 13, 2017

    Alternative Pre-School Opening in January: Musician Katie Baggs On Launching “Little Nest”

    Part of what makes Little Nest Children’s Community different from other daycares is their commitment to strengthening kids’ relationship to nature. “Kids approach the world with a sense of awe and wonder anyway, so we want build on that.”

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    Miscellany December 8, 2017 December 9, 2017

    Amnesty International St. John’s Marks Human Rights Day with #WriteforRights Event

    Each year Amnesty International releases a small number of cases of individuals and communities around the globe who are enduring human rights abuses. The organization encourages people to write letters advocating for the subjects of the cases.

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    Archives, Latest Posts:, Music, The Arts December 7, 2017 February 15, 2018

    Re-Release of “The Babylon Mall” Featuring Mark Critch to Support Tommy Sexton Centre

    The new version features some of the original Wonderful Grand Band members, along with This Hour Has 22 Minutes comedian Mark Critch on lead vocals, accompanied by award-winning musicians Amelia Curran and Geraldine Hollett. 

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    Archives, Miscellany December 5, 2017 February 15, 2018

    The Humble Beginnings of Port de Grave’s Hugely Popular Annual Boat Lighting

    The Annual Boat Lighting has been drawing between thirty and forty thousand people to area during the holiday season

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    The Arts, Theatre December 5, 2017 December 4, 2017

    Bernie Stapleton’s “Offensive to Some” Opens Following National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada

    Early drafts of “Offensive to Some” were inspired by a story a friend told Stapleton about the last woman hanged in Newfoundland. She began by writing a fictionalized version of the story of a very young woman who was sentenced to death for murdering her much older husband.

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    Miscellany December 1, 2017 November 30, 2017

    Three Things to do the Weekend

    Three Things to do the Weekend is a varied weekly sampling of what to be at this weekend.

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    The Arts, Theatre November 30, 2017 February 7, 2018

    Confederation Told Through Music and Monologues in Robert Chafe’s “What Was Needed Most”

    The show features monologues written and performed by Robert Chafe and new compositions by Duane Andrews, Bekah Simms, and Aiden Hartery.

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    Books, The Arts November 27, 2017 February 7, 2018

    Poet Matthew Hollett Wins $5,200 NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Authors

    “Hollett’s win marks the first time a collection of poetry has won the prestigious award.”

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    Miscellany November 24, 2017 November 23, 2017

    Three Things to do The Weekend

    Three Things to do the weekend is a varied sampling of what to be at this weekend.

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    Latest Posts:, Miscellany November 24, 2017 November 23, 2017

    This Temporary Christmas Store is Taking Donations to Help Local Youth Buy Gifts

    At the Christmas Store, Thrive sells donated items at a low cost to their participants, making it possible for the youth they service to choose something special for family members or friends.

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    The Overcast is a multi-award-winning media body in St. John’s, NL.

    Best known for its monthly print magazine, its website, TheOvercast.ca, also posts 1-2 articles a day, hoststhe St. John’s Eats dinning and review directory, and administers the $12,500 Albedo Grant to help entrepreneurs get their big idea off the ground, as well as Newfoundland’s richest award for a local album of the year: The Borealis Music Prize.

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